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Multi-agency safety drill scheduled Tuesday at Sprague High School. Salem-Keizer Public Schools will host a multi-agency safety drill Tuesday at Sprague High School. The event will include local and state emergency responders so all organizations can train together to respond to a major emergency in a school setting, district officials said. The campus will be closed during the exercise.
Three Rivers Charter School contract renewed for another five years
After reviewing the charter earlier this year, the The West Linn-Wilsonville School Board voted to renew the Three Rivers Charter School contract for five more years during its Monday, June 9 meeting. The contract renewal extends Three Rivers’ charter until June 30, 2029. “I got so excited because I know what a well-loved part of our school district Three Rivers Charter School is and so I'm excited to vote ‘Yes’...
West Linn-Wilsonville School Board approves new middle and high school reading and writing curriculum
The West Linn-Wilsonville School District has completed its literacy curriculum adoption for all students. Coming on the tail of the elementary school literacy adoption in March, the middle and high school teams presented their curriculum adoption recommendations during the Monday, June 10 meeting of the West Linn-Wilsonville School Board. For middle school learners, Houghton Miller Harcourt’s Into Reading was selected while myPerspectives by the publisher Savvas was chosen for high...
Newberg School Board Illegally Hires Campaign Donor Paula Radich as Superintendent
Last Tuesday, June 11th, 2024 the Newberg-Dundee Public School Board held a bizarre meeting that violated public meeting laws in unusual ways. Despite the presence of numerous other mainstream news crews at the meeting (which is part of why this meeting was bizarre — I’ll explain why later) no one else seems to have realized the Board broke public meeting laws to illegally hire an :interim superintendent” who, it turns out, donated to the 2023 election campaigns of each board member who voted unanimously to hire her. Actually, not only did Radich donate to their election campaigns but she also helped organize campaign meet and greet events for them as well.
Salem-Keizer athletic standouts honored at 2024 Beacon Awards
The Salem-Keizer High School Sports Booster Club held its fifth annual Beacon Awards on Thursday and celebrated community members past and present who have had a lasting impact on local prep athletics. Held at the Elsinore Theater, the Beacon Awards are intended to "shine a light" on former and current...
Former Sherwood schools alumnus named new Sherwood Middle School associate principal
Brittany Morales, an alumnus of Sherwood schools, is returning to the Sherwood School District as Sherwood Middle School’s new associate principal. Morales replaces Emily Anderson, who will be moving to another position in the district. “I’m beyond thrilled to be joining the Sherwood Middle School staff and community along with coming back to the school district and community that I grew up in,” Morales said in a statement. “The Sherwood...
Camp offers high schoolers look into cybersecurity careers
Clackamas Community College will hold the NW Cyber Camp, a unique opportunity for high school students to explore the world of cybersecurity – for free. The week-long camp does not require any prerequisites – just a curiosity about computers and a desire to protect them. Camp curriculum development is led by Oregon State University cybersecurity experts and designed for students of all skill levels. Instruction includes core concepts in cybersecurity...
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